Explore Hindu Mythology
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Hinduism is the oldest and the major Indian religion. Hinduism is based on some antique sacred ...
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According to Hinduism, every part of the cosmos is seen as being a manifestation of an underlying ...
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According to the epic Mahabharata, composed after the Rig Veda in about 500 B.C., the stars ...
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In the Hindu mythology, it is said that the stars of the Big Dipper were the seven sages called ...
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According to Hindu mythology, Svaha represents the star Zeta Tauri, which is the tip of one ...
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In the Rig Veda, which is a collection of antique Hindu hymns, Indra is described as the king ...
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In Vedic mythology, Garuda is the king of birds and the enemy of serpents. His body was that ...
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In Hindu mythology, the planet Mars is known as Mangala. The planet of Mars is identified ...
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In Hindu mythology, Sani was identified with the planet Saturn. ...
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A new study has found that a mixing of two different types of magma is the key to the historic eruptions of Mount Hood, Oregon's tallest mountain, and that eruptions often happen in a relatively short...
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